Fire Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #266 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 75 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for fire science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 8,102 degrees in fire science to qualified students.
The fire science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fire Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Fire Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Fire Science in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of fire science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Columbia Southern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fire science. Located in the fringe town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia Southern University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 522 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Columbia Southern University in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Moreno Valley College if you want to pursue a degree in fire science. Located in the large suburb of Moreno Valley, Moreno Valley College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 111th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 75 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Moreno Valley College in the most recent year we have data available.
American Public University System is a good choice for students interested in a degree in fire science. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 54 fire science students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent data year.
College of Southern Nevada is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fire science. CSN is a very large public college located in the city of Las Vegas. A Best Colleges rank of #443 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CSN is a great college overall.
There were about 20 fire science students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent data year.
Honolulu CC is a small public college located in the city of Honolulu. A Best Colleges rank of #221 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Honolulu CC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 87 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Honolulu CC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #419 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 48 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 215 fire science students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.
FVTC is a fairly large public college located in the midsize suburb of Appleton. This college ranks 21st out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 13 fire science students who graduated with this degree at FVTC in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #417 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue University Global is a great university overall.More information about a degree in fire science from Purdue University Global
Located in the city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Eastern Gateway Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 23 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Gateway Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #451 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Western Technical College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 3 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Western Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.
Mid-State is a small public college located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids. This college ranks 42nd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 2 fire science students who graduated with this degree at Mid-State in the most recent data year.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Fire Science Schools award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The fire science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fire Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Fire Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
